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Hey, I've got a shadow 500 that SWMBO rides and I learned on. Anyways the forks were leaking and so I took them apart and found one fork tube is bent. I found a good deal on some that are the right diameter but are 1" shorter. Anyone know what kind of effect lowering the front of the bike 1" will have?
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1979 xs1100 Special -
Stock air box/K&N Filter, MAC 4-2 exhaust, Bad-Boy Air horn, TC fuse box, Windshield, Soft bags, Vetter Fairing, Blinkers->Run/Turn/Brake Lights, Headlight Modulator, hard wire GPS power
Short Stack - 1981 xs1100 Standard - lowered for SWMBO.
My Bike:Originally posted by fredintoon
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Lowering the front of your bike will lower the center of gravity some and cause the bike to steer easier, good on cruisers, not usually good on sport bikes. Your Shadow has so much rake, with only 1 inch, you would probably not even feel a difference.
Your bike would feel a little lower to the ground, new riders usualy like that.
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